In this article, Dr. Luis J. Montaner answers questions about how HIV works, the probability of finding a cure and what it’s like collaborating with local communities on HIV research. By Dr. Luis J.

That’s where longer-acting injections can come in—they can help provide protection against HIV, without the burden of taking ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have uncovered a key reason why HIV remains so difficult to cure: Their research shows that small changes in the virus affect how quickly or slowly ...

A recent case of a man wrongly treated for HIV for seven years has raised concerns about testing accuracy. Experts explain how HIV tests work, why errors are rare, and what you should do if ...

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, UC San Francisco researchers were already seeing signs of lingering symptoms in some who had been infected. Importantly, this was when experts still ...

Beyond both being viruses, HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 don't seem to have a lot in common. HIV-1 is a retrovirus that integrates ...

Researchers at UVA School of Medicine have found long-sought answers to questions about HIV transmission, and the findings could lead to new ways to prevent the disease’s spread. More than 1 million ...

Godfrey Dzhivhuho has dedicated his career to understanding HIV and other infectious diseases, inspired by the epidemic he witnessed growing up. Raised in Warrenton-Kimberly, South Africa, the oldest ...

You may not realize you’ve benefited from HIV research. But if you’ve received a treatment that was approved through a recent clinical trial, received a CAR T cell for your cancer, or even just taken ...